Wines from Porrera

Charming village located in the eastern part of the Priorat, Porrera is one of nine villages that form the D.O.Q Priorat. This town is closely linked to the cooperative (which was responsible for the collection and buy and sell of red wines in his shop) who for many years helped to preserve the vineyards, especially the grape variety Carinyena , valuable for the production of color, tannins and excellent "coupage" with grape variety "Garnacha" another grape variety of Priorat.

04/12/2012

According to the Peñín Guide 2013, the prestigious winery Castillo de Perelada has been awarded with very high scores in many of its wines, which often exceed 90 points. The Peñin Guide 2013 also identifies six wines with 5 stars for its excellent value for money.

The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article titled “The Delicious resilience of Spain's Priorat” about the Priorat wine region in Catalonia (Spain) describing its resistance to the economic crisis suffered by Spain. The economic crisisin Spain has been in the headlines for months, yet it doesn't seem to have had much of an effect on Priorat, probably because this extraordinary wine region exports almost the 80% of all its production.René Barbier was the leader of the "Band of Five" who arrived in Priorat some 25 years ago. Mr. Barbier and four others, including one woman, Daphne Glorian, arrived with very little money but a burning desire to make a great wine from Priorat's old-vine Garnacha and Samsó. (Priorat vineyards were replanted at the turn of the last century.)After Mr. Barbier arrived to Priorat, other winemakers have successed producing great quality wines, most of them have been awarded with international distinctions: Clos Mogador (René Barbier), L'Ermita, Les Terrasses, Finca Dofí, Camins del Priorat (Alvaro Palacios), Genium Costers, Genium Ecològic (Celler Genium), Clos Figueras, Fonts de la Figuera, Serras del Priorat (Clos Figueras), Prior Pons, Planets (Prior Pons), Trio Infernal, Trio Infernal Riu (Trio Infernal) and much more.

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09/24/12

The Wines from Spain Awards judging has just taken place. A total of 110 winners were chosen from more than 903 participants.

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Tomas Cusiné (Costers del Segre) has just started the harvest of their “Finca” and prepares the launching of a new wine called Finca La Serra, a single varietal wine, hand-picked with a small production of one thousand bottles. This new wine is expected to release in May 2013.

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PRIORAT, 20 years of boom

Recently the newspaper La Vanguardia dedicated an article to the Priorat wine region and how the wine business has transformed this depressed region, that currently attracts young winemakers, many of whom have become successful entrepreneurs. The drivers of this change pushed for the terroir and now work 96 wineries, with wines that are exported to major markets worldwide.

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25-07-2012

The research work confirm that Tempranillo grape (link) may have born 1000 years ago in the valley of the river Ebro, in the current regions of La Rioja and Aragon.
At Clickvinus we recomend and offer you an accurate selection of wines with the variety of Tempranillo.

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